Dare (song)

This article is about the Gorillaz song. For the Stan Bush song, see The Transformers The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. For the Shakira song, see Dare (La La La).

"Dare"
Single by Gorillaz featuring Shaun Ryder
from the album Demon Days
B-side
  • "Samba at 13"
  • "People"
  • "Highway (Under Construction)"
Released29 August 2005 (2005-08-29)
StudioSarm West (London, England)
Genre
Length
  • 4:05 (album version)
  • 3:33 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Feel Good Inc."
(2005) 		"Dare"
(2005) 		"Dirty Harry"
(2005)
Shaun Ryder singles chronology
"Dare"
(2005)
Music video
"Dare" on YouTube

"Dare" (stylised as "DARE" and "挑戦 (DARE)") is a song by English virtual band Gorillaz and is the second single from their second studio album, Demon Days (2005). The track features Happy Mondays and Black Grape front-man Shaun Ryder, and is sung by Rosie Wilson (also known as Roses Gabor) as Noodle, with backing vocals from Damon Albarn. It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in September 2005, becoming the band's only UK number one. "Dare" peaked at number 11 in Australia and Italy. It also reached the top 10 in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Iceland, Ireland, Poland, and New Zealand.

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